How to get off hold

[AlphaDoC87]

I'm a southern California resident. Stats are 27 3.4. I have already been accepted to the 2 DO schools I have interviewed at (with more interviews scheduled). However, I really want to go to Western. I hadn't heard a thing from them, so my friend advised me to call admissions. So, I called and told them I submitted my secondary 2 months ago but haven't heard anything. Very next day, got a hold email. I know my stats are slightly below their average.

Obviously I'm already going to be a doctor, but I want to stay here locally with my family, gf, and community. Is there anything I can do to convince them I'm worth interviewing? The email said to email any updates... I have a lor from my internship program I never submitted, and I'm in the middle of fall semester, but otherwise likely won't have any other details to bring up. Should I wait till December or so and send my new grades and send that lor with a new letter of interest? Or am I basically going to be just waiting for the rejection?

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[PlaqueBuster]

no this has been answered by adcoms before and the answer is just be patient. You will not get into all the schools you applied so I am sure you were already making a decision to move when you applied to other schools. I do agree with you that sending in grades in December is a good move but other than that no need to update them

 

[Goro]

Patience is a virtue, the need for instant gratification is not.

Short of you getting a Cell paper, or mailing them a large donation check, you're going to have to be patient while they work their way though the apps to get to yours. I suspect you'll be getting an II.

The exceptionally wise gyngyn has mentioned numerous times that CA is a net exporter of medical students, and this holds true not only for the MD schools, but the DO schools as well. UCLA alone graduates more pre-meds than there are seats in all the MD + DO schools in CA!

I'm a southern California resident. Stats are 27 3.4. I have already been accepted to the 2 DO schools I have interviewed at (with more interviews scheduled). However, I really want to go to Western. I hadn't heard a thing from them, so my friend advised me to call admissions. So, I called and told them I submitted my secondary 2 months ago but haven't heard anything. Very next day, got a hold email. I know my stats are slightly below their average.

Obviously I'm already going to be a doctor, but I want to stay here locally with my family, gf, and community. Is there anything I can do to convince them I'm worth interviewing? The email said to email any updates... I have a lor from my internship program I never submitted, and I'm in the middle of fall semester, but otherwise likely won't have any other details to bring up. Should I wait till December or so and send my new grades and send that lor with a new letter of interest? Or am I basically going to be just waiting for the rejection?

 

[yanks26dmb]

Out of curiosity...how large is a "large" donation check, @Goro

 

[Goro]

Six figures will do nicely for my wily old Admissions dean.

Out of curiosity...how large is a "large" donation check, @Goro